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I. THAT BLEASE d
WAS LAN AH AN'S AGENT U
(Continued from page one.) w
nnoction therewith. 11,
?Now you will proceed, Mr. w
or? (j
?Mi". Lanahan told 1110 ho had p
jyed Senator Cole. L. Blease, of m
>erry county as his reprosenta- w
n this $tate at a salary of .$2,000 w
?The date at which this conver1
occurred you set forth in your p
jr testimony? j,
?I presume I did. As well as I <>}
io\v recall, it was in the spring p
?Did ho tell you whether or not ?
his employment of Senator
e he had more satisfactory re- ^
-tNo sir; I'think he told me, on ^
ontrary, that he did not get satory
results. I do not know to ^
extent the board wishes me to ^
stating the testimony. Si
?We would like for you to state
ly what 11 r. Lanahan told you. u
?T can not state at that time. Sl
?Then at any other time. 1^
?1 can not say positively that
the inforamtion directly at that
from Mr. Lanahan, but it came P
? through him or otherwise that
ftlease had boon employed and
a comparatively short time, less i
a month,' there seemed to be a
iderstanding between Mr. Blease
dr. Lanahan as to the character
Cjf the services to lie performed by j
Mr. Mease, and Mr. Blease found j
%|pat Mr. Lanahan expected him to go
the county dispensaries in quest ^
^ orders for his liquors and to see ,
jmat orders were made for his goods. ?
L ifflr. Blease was unwilling to perform ^
y service and withdrew from Mr. ,
a fKmnahnn 's service, and was paid .
TOgWDOut $200 for the time he served. (<
^ ~Wh" was the agent before Mr. ^
?1 don't recall the testimony ex- ^
/flrot the general terms. T don't think J
iffitated in bhe previous testimony that
J*?.vk'n, was the agent in the same |
ampacity as Mr. Blease. My rccollcc- ^
&n is that Mr. Lanahan had made an |
j Irangement with Mr. Boykin by
J Hiioh Mr. Boykin was to get orders.
iase was a member of the board at .
( v, Hat time and he was to get orders '
4v?nd was to be paid for the orders $2
&wbasc for each case of liquor and $5 .
barrel orders.
''$Q.?'Mr. Boykin was the agent pre- ]'
piously?
? A.?Mr. Lanahan told me that
tjiere was practically an arrangement .
in the board by which each member
ittf (ho board had certain houses as
being called their clients; and they | ^
had the riiilit to net the commission
0
coming from that particular house; ,
and in the division by the board Mr.
Boykin fell to M. Lanahan and when
lie would to Mr. Hub Kv:in?? t?? ^
j get orders Evans refused to .lo so, j
y telling him (t T can't, do that because
S' you are Boykin's meat." And when
r lie w.m.U go ! ? B ivkm f< r orders, j
Boyk*r. s^i': h .* c:??*ri ,*: t 'he orders
because there were others will- '
ing to do better bv him than Lana
ii
lian was; that others weve not only ,
willing to pay the whole commission,
hut were taking care of some mem- ^
'i her of the family or some friend? !
Q.?Mr. Cat)ley? |.
A.?Mr. Can toy, a brother-in-law
.! of Mr. Hoykin. I
Q.?Mr. Parker, was Mr. Smythc
i'i or anybody, else present at any of
j these conversations? {
' A.?I had. of course, a number of s
; conversations. My business relations
I with Mr. Lanahan were close. lie
was a memibcr of the reorganization y
C committee for the Olympia cotton
i in,ill, and in such relation 1 was con- j
stantly brought in touch with him. T
| had various conversations with him
that would arise in the course of a
day's business, when the eon versa&
tion would turn back to the condir
"
tions i:i this State. In these various
conversations other parties were
1 present. At one conversation, which
took place in the Maryland club, lie
joined me when I was lunching with ^
j| Capl. Smythc and he continued the
' convorsation. Another conversation
took place at the Waldorf-Astoria ^
when Mr. K. W. Kobertson'of this j
city was present. i
Q.?'Mr. Robertson testified as to
g that? I
* A.?T. was not present, but T under- ^
stood thai' lie did.
Q.?Did he tell you how much his r
business was worth to Mr. Boykin a 0
year? ^
A.?1 can not recall the amount,
1 but I. know when I referred to a rather
insignificant sum, several thousand
dollars a year, as being probably ^
what I he position was worth, Mr. s
Lanahan laughed and said it was
worth many times what I supposed. 1 |
s recall that that conversation was at j
j| my home in Greenville. (
Y Q.?You staled that Mr. Blease c
L
m.
id noi consider that it. was his duty wa
> go to the county dispensaries; did pin
ou have any understanding as to Mi
hat Mr. Blease was to do? Bl<
A.?No sir, except what Mr. Lana- tlu
an stated to me that he felt that it
as necessary to have as a represen- m
vtive some man in the State whose
ulitical position was such that the Hj
lombcrs of the board of control
oukl not dare to go counter to his H
ishes and requests, lie wanted such H
man to represent him. ^
The testimony of Mr. Lewis \V. _
arl&r, taken before the investigatig
committee in 1<J0G, pages 254 to
%2, embracing the opinion of the sureme
court in the matter and the
jstimony of Mr. E. W. Robertson, Scl
ages 2S3 to 280, was introduced.
Capt.'E. A. Smythe, being duly Lv
ivorn, testified. Examined by M:r.
tevenson: / ty
Q.?'Captain, did you ever hear or Ar
articipate in any conversation with Lv
Ir. Lanahan relative to his dispell- Ar
irv business in Soufti Carolina? Lv
A.? I had no direct conversation Ar
ith Mr. Lanahan. I heard a converation
between Mr. Parker and Air. T,v
ranahiin. Ar
Q.?"iVihero was that?
A.? It was in the Maryland club in
Baltimore.
?-About when ?
A.?1 think it was in the summer of
905. mi'
Q.?Will you give us the substance
f that conversation?
A.??Alr. Parker and myself were
ining at the club together and Mr.
(anahan was at a table not far from
s, and toward the close of the meal
e moved over and sat at our table,
rinking his colTee. The conversation
otween him and Mr. Parker, in
hich I took no part, was evidently ,
lie continuation of a conversation
ctween Mr. Lanahan and Mr. Park- ^T>l
r, at a previous time, and my recolion
is. not quoting (lie exact words, s'>l
liat Mr. Lanahan began by asking mc
Ir. Parker if he could not suggest i "?
ii him some man of prominence in se<
olitieal matters in South Carolina
ho could represent him before the
oard of control in the placing of orers.
Pi
Q.?The board of directors? dis
A.?The board of direc.toors, [ du
hould say. Mr. Parker refused. He S.
i>ld him he would not care to do that du
r to suggest any name to him. Mr. Co
/anahan complained that lie had emloyed
or 1 think he used1 the word
'retained," a prominent politician
l South Carolina to represent him at 2-1
salary of $2,000 a year, but that it
ad not worked satisfactorily; he had Rl
ot got the orders, that lie would be
out from Evans to Boykin and that
Ivans would tell him that he belong<1
to Boykin and had to look to Boyin
for liis orders.
Q.?Thai was IT. If. Evans?
A.?Yes, a director. And thai
ioykin would deny that and refer
im back lo Mr. Evans, and he was
el ting no orders. lie complained
itterlv about that and said that he
ad been doing a very large business ^
irevinuslv with the dispensary direc
ors, and that now he was not getting 3
lany orders. T do n'of recollect thaf
io mentioned the name of his agent
r representative in South Carolina,
nd I look no pari in the convcrsa- _
ion hul merely listened to it. T had r~
uown Mi-. Lanahan for some years. S
Q.?AY as Mr. Lanahan' a man of 3
msiness standing? p
A.?Yes, lie was. considered a very tj
realthy man in Baltimore, and a ?
nemlber of a large business house, and
oeially he stood high.
Q.?AYas he well off personally? F
A.?Yes, be was considered a mil- q\
ionrfirc.
Q.?You were associated with him _
v
n what matters? '
A.?'None at all; I merely knew him
s an acquaintance.
Q.?You were not on the reorgainia
lion committee of I he Olympia
nill ?
lA.?No, sir, I knew him in a social
>'ay.
Q.?You didn't hear him stale who
as the agent whom lie relnned at a
alary of $2,000 a year? n
A.?No. sir, he didr.'l menlion his
lame, bnl from I lie nat- be lalked **
ilb Mr. Parker I assumed thai Air. m
\arker knew that he had mentioned
lis name before. Later in the day, <
n the same I rain?we were going
o Xew York together?lie continued
be conversation with Mr. Parker
long the same lines, but he did not
ncntion the name. He was trying to
Nit Mr. Parker lo suggest, some one
^'1.10 would inJfluence the business
mil Mr. Parker refused to do it.
Mr. Parke* ?I ask to make this
la lenient, will, what T have .just lesled
lo: In connection with my
da I.'incut as to Air. Blease's employment
I wish lo say I have no reeollecion
distinctly of Air. Lanahan ever
oiling me that Air. Please had served
inly one month, and why he had J
eased to serve. T know, however, I
J
s told tho reasons as I have ex- i
uiuc<l above, in connection with j
. Lanahan's employment of Mr.
?ase, and I have reason to think
sso are the facts.
D dill li cocaine akd
rlUm whiskey
Habits curod at my Sanatorium in a
l?w wooka. You can roturu to your
homo in 30 days vroll, (too and happy.
I liaro inado thoio habits a .ipeclalty for
25 years and curod thousands, cuirf*
lJook on Homo Trout montojnt rtftX
Address I>K. It. M. V'OOLLKY.
102 N. Pryor 8tr?ot, Atlanta, Oa.
[ARLESTON & WESTERN OAJROLINA
RY.
liedule in effect November 3rd, 1907 ?
. Newberry(C N & L.) 12:46 p. m.
. Laurens 1:52 p. m.
. Laurens (G. & W. C.) 2:15 p. m. '
. Greenville 3:40 p. m.
. Laurens 2:07 p. n..
. Sphrtanburg 3.35 p. m.
. Spartanburg (So. Ry.) 3:40 p. m.
. IlendersonviUe 6:25 p. m.
. Asheville v 7:30 p. m.
. Laurens (G. & W. C.) 2:00 p. m.
Greenwood 2:56 p. m.
'. McCormick 3:55 p. in.
'. Augusta ^ 5:40 p. in.
NToto; The above arrivals and dertures,
as well as connections with
ler companies, are tjiven as inforr
it ion, and are not guaranteed. n
Ernest Williams, [
Gen. Pass. Agt., j.
Augusta, Ga.
Geo. T. Bryan,
Greenviile, S. C. j1
Gen. Agt.
s
? I
Notice. t,
Special attenlion is called to tho f
. in this issue of t he S. S. Rirge Go., v
Prosperity. They are offering \
ne special money saving bargains. ]
>u owe i1; to your pocket book to
end its contents where you can get
>rc goods for same money and same
ods for less money. Don't fail to 1
^ them when you go to Prosperity. *
DISSOLUTION. \
The Birge Lumber Company, of 'J
operity, S. C., is by mutual consent ]
^solved from this day. All bills 1
e I he company will be collected by
S. Birge and applied to amount I
e in bunk by t.lre Birge Lumber
S. S. Birge. \
W. G. Long. j
Prosperity, S. C., Fob. 11, 1008.
20-31 j
uPAIR SHOP?Furnitu re, lounges, Jc
and parlor suits, *eac'n upholstered, |
recaining chairs, repaired; making
and laying carpets and mattings,
cleaning old furniture. In Sunlight
Hall, near old colored Baptist
church.
Wesley Means.
3STo. ?
file People's I
1 Prosperit
>aid Up Capital
urplus and Individual F
;tockholdersp Liabilities
or protection of deposi
[. C. Moseley President. M
J. W. Wheeler, Cashier. G
Better a conservative interes
jturn when wanted, than a high
Dout the principal.
A National Bank is a safe Dep<
lakes it so. Likewise our Boar
prudent conservative managen
DIRECT
G. W. Bowers.
J. A. C. Kibler.
R. L. Luther.
M. A. Carlisle.
J. H. Hunter.
J. P. B.
Ve allow 4 per cent, per
department, interest p;
! The First Cough
^ Even tUough not severe, lias a t
y tive vweinbranes of the throat
I Coughs then come easy all wint
9 slightest cold. Cure the first cc
set up an inflaniation in the de)ic
) lungs. . The best remedy is
< SYRUP. It at once gets right
moves the caiioO. It is free froi
9 a child as for an adult. 25 cent:
I MAYES' DRI
It Wholesale Prices
Bananas, '
Oranges,
Apples, ^
md all sorts of Fruits.
also
Homemade
Candy.
THE0.LMW.
Medicine That is Medicine.
''1 have suffered a good deal with
lalnria and stomach complaints, but
have mow found a remedy that'
:eeps mo well, and Hint remedy is
Sleetric Hitlers: a medicine that is I
uedieino for stomach and liver troubles,
and for run down conditions," j
ays W. (\ Kiestler, of llalliday,
Vrk. Klectric Bitters purify and
nrieh the hlood, tone up the nerves,
md impart viivor and energy to the
reak. Vimr money will he refunded
f it fails (o help you. 50c. at \V. ft,
'elham and Son's drug store.
A Dangerous Operation
s (lie removal of (lie appendix by a
surgeon. Nlo one who takes Dr.
ving's New Life Pills is ever subeeted
to this frightful ordca! They
vork so-quietly you don't feel tlram.
rhey cure constipation, iieadache,
biliousness and malaria. 2oe at W.
0. Pelham and Son's drug store.
>iss0i,uti0n of partnership
Notice is hereby given that the
partnership of Kinard and Raker,
loing a general merchandise business
n the town of Prosperity, S. C., composed
of G. W. Kinard and J. A.
inker, has been dissolved by mutual
onsent. G. W. Kinard has pui'chas(1
the interest of ,T. A. Baker, this
he 41 h day of February, 1008, and
kill continue said business, assuming
11 liabilities of firm that are owinar
nd oufstnnding noles, deeds and neounls.
fl. W. Kinard,
J. A. Baker.
ioiions! Bank
y, s. c. !
- $25,000 OO
Profits S3,000 00
. $25,000 00
*ors.
. A. Carlisle, Vice-President
eg. Johnstone, Attorney,
t on your deposit with Its safe
rate and a feeling of doubt
:>sit. Government supervision
d of Directors Is a guarantee
lent.
'ORS:
W. P. Pugh.
J no. B. f ellers.
W. A. Moseley.
Geo. Johnstone.
H. G. Moseley.
owers.
annum in our Savings
ayable semi-annually'
of the Season,
endency to irritate the sensi- ^
and delicate bronchial tubes. _
er, every time you take the **
ugh before it has a chance to <>
^ate capillary air tubes of the m
QUICK RKIvIKF COUGII '
at the seat of trouble and re- ^
x\ Morphine and is as safe tor C'
"> <lt ^
UG STORE. ?
' ^
THE EXCHM
Newberr
In looking for a Bankt<
v ou want to find a Safe
Bank, an Accommodatin
to consider this Bank am
come in and open an acc
We Pay Interest 01
J. D. Davenport,
President.
Edw. R. Hipp,
V. President.
G. B. Crom
comh
WHETHER YOU WI*SH Fol
Be your valentine or \
BE A VALENTINE FOR S
CLOTHE,S ARE NECE*SaSAR^
THE BE.ST, WE KNOW. 3
THE BEST BUT MU-5T TAK
CAU/5E THAT \S THE BES'
THE MAN WHO HADN'T MU
A GOOD -5UIT
A GooD 0VERC0AT
A BETTER *SU1T ANDoVER
i BE-5T Po,S*SIBLE *5U1T OR o
RE-SPECTn
REMEI
Every purcha:
at Mayes' Boc
titles you to a
big Candle. 1
see it. It is
candle you e\
NEWBERF
NGE BANK
y, S. C.
d receive your money,
Bank, a Convenient
g Bank, we want you
d satisfy yourself and
:ount with us.
i Time Deposits.
M. L. Spearman,
Cashier.
W. B. Wallace,
Ass't Cashier,
er, Atty.
Solved
' \r Voo WA^T SOMEONE
; Your. VALENTINE: Ybu
LOOK WEJLL ANDBG: WELL
5"Er>. "DONT BE A
: valetnt/inIe:. go roPLACE
iUJTCR BR.OWNJ
DUiTLh j VALSJ4HS L
K. *SoME ONE EL-SE To
WHETHER YOU WI-5H To
oME ONE EL*SE, GooD
/. EVERY ONE WIaSHEAS
OME CANNOT AFFORD
E THE NEXT 5E*ST, 5Ef
THEY CAN DO. FOR
CH MONEY WE CAN GIVE
FOR $ I 0.00
FOR $ J 0.00
XOAT FOR $ J 5.00
VERCOAT FOR $20.00
7LLY,
EWART PERRY Co.
VIBER
se you make
)k Store enguess
at the
Do not fail to
the largest
rer saw.
)K STORE,
:y. s. c.